GY150 - Environmental Geology
Examination of environmental issues within the context of earth system processes through laboratory and field activities. Characteristics of river & coastal flooding, mass movements, volcanic & earthquake hazards are investigated, as are the factors that control their distribution over time & space and their possible impacts on human groups. Processes of mineral & energy resource formation, factors determining their distribution over space, and impacts of their extraction & use are also considered. Emphasis is placed on putting the present-day in a ‘deep time’ context by using the rock record to infer the occurrence of hazard and resource-forming processes in the past. Meets the Critical Perspectives: Scientific Investigation of the Natural World requirement. Meets the Critical Learning: SA requirement.
Prerequisite: No credit after Geology 140.
Degree requirement — Critical Learning: SA, Critical Perspectives: I
1 unit — Schanz
Offerings
| Term | Block | Title | Instructor | Location | Student Limit/Available | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Block 1 | Environmental Geology | Sarah Schanz | Palmer Hall 15 | 25 / 10 | 12/23/2024 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 7 | Environmental Geology | Sarah Schanz | Palmer Hall 15 | 25 / 11 | 12/23/2024 |